This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed cylinder press which was granted patent number 120646. The patent detailed improvements to the movement of the bed in cylinder presses. The bed traveled faster when the cylinder was not in contact, allowing the cylinder to be of a smaller diameter than otherwise.
Date Made: ca 1871Patent Date: 1871-11-07
Maker: Huber, Berthold
Location: Currently not on view
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: GA.89797.120646Patent Number: 120646Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.120646
Object Name: press, flatbed cylinder printingObject Type: Patent Model
Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 25.3 cm x 28.7 cm x 10.5 cm; 9 15/16 in x 11 5/16 in x 4 1/8 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b1ac-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_998676
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